Book and Movie Review Guidelines

Length: Approximately 300-500 words

  • Format for bibliographic heading:

    • DeKoven, Marianne.Utopia Limited: The Sixties and the Emergence of the Postmodern.Durham: Duke UP, 2004. 363 pages. $23.95 paper. ISBN 9-8233-3269-8.

  • Please keep to the word limit or expect revision to your review.

  • Include a brief summary of the scope, purpose, and content of the book/movie. Also include an evaluation of the author's/director's success in achieving the purpose, his/her/their use of available resources, and the organization and presentation of the material. Use inclusive language. Reviews should generally be one part introduction to the book/movie, the author/director, the topic, and the method; one part analysis and evaluation; and one part discussion of the book's/movie's contribution to culture.

  • Evaluation may, of course, be favorable or unfavorable; but the review should in all cases avoid personalities and should express criticism with civility.

  • Please stick to discussion of the book/movie and avoid irrelevant digressions.

  • Don't list typographical or other minor errors unless they significantly impair the value of the content.

  • Include page numbers in parentheses for quotations, formatted like this: (p. 232), and time stamps for sections referenced in the movie, formatted like this:(00:02:15-00:02:35).

  • At the end of the review, type your name flush left in all caps. Directly beneath your name, type your institutional affiliation flush left. (If you have no institutional affiliation, type "Independent scholar" and location.)

    • Submit your review via email to MSU1922review@gmail.com with REVIEW in the subject line.

    Copy and paste your review into the body of the email as no attachments will be opened.

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